Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
The BIZ Prohibiting Congressman
from Acting as Attorneys for Rail
ways Before the Senate.
The Pleuro Pneumonia Bill the Subject of
Lengthy Discussion in the House.
Several Amendments Adopted.
XLIX CONGRESS.

manufacturers and business men in Yer
mont for a repeal or reduction of internal
taxes, said many such petitions had been
presented. In presenting tGis one and
moving its reference TO the committee on
finance he wished to urge on that commit
tee the importance Of the subject of re-
ducing, if not altogether repeating, this
remnant of unpleasantness of twenty
years ago. He should be glad to
see the country restored to such
business conditions as had existed before
that time and to have the resources of
the government obtained entirely from
imports and little incidental matters of
land, etc, instead of keeping up an army
of internal revenue tax gatherers, inspec-
tors, and all that sort of thing. He hoped
the committee would take the matter int
serious consideration. Referred to the
committee on finance.
Senator Malone presented numerous
petitions from Virginia manufacturers of
and dealers in tobacco for the abolition
of the tobacco tax.
The Senate then proceeded to consid-
Grafton of the bill TO prohibit members of
Congress from a ting as attorneys or
employees for railroad companies holding
charters or having received grants of
land or pecuniary aid from the United
States, and Senator Berry addressed the
Senate in advocacy of the bill. He did
not believe that senator or member
drawing $40, 90 or $50 900 per year from
the Union Pacific or Northern Pacific
Railroad Company could sct Imp&rtially
on the Pacific funding bill or on the
Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill.
Senator Teller said he was prepared to
vote against the bill, notwithstanding the
newspaper clamor and Notwithstanding
the effort made to attract attention to
the fact thai The Senate w9s 8 body of
lawyers, and the charge that the senators
were dey1tiDg to the practice of lew Tor
railroad corporations the time which
they should devote to the public service
Qacks in politics had filed the public
press With attacks on what they called
the "HOuse OF Lords" He real
lied the fact that the Senate, not
representing the great masses
Of the people, but representing the states,
had ceased to be \ popular body in the
estimation Of the people. He understood
that there was abroad in the country g
determined effort to break down the Sen
ste, to destroy its usefulness and thus
eventually compel it's abolition. 1t could
not be abolished while Delaware
and Rhode Island insisted in the
right given them when the constitution
was adopted. Without revolution and
the absolute destruction of the constitu-
tiCn the Senate would continue 10 exist
He did not believe such attacks on the
Ser tie as were concealed within the bill
were calculated TO strengthen it with the
people.
Senator Wilson of Maryland made an
argument in favor Of the original bill.
Senator Frye here took the floor in
order, as he said, to give piece of in
formation. He read an Associated Press
telegram just received from EastpOrt,
Me-, stating that winter school Of her
ring had struck into the American shore,
ard that about twenty five English boats
and vessels were there fishing WithiR the
shore line, and that meanwhile the EGG
lish cruiser Middleton was cruising pc
tween PASSPORT and St. Andrews, ready
TO secure any American fishermen that
might venture beyond the dead line.
That was all he said.
Senator Cali argued against the bill.
He described it as an offtnse and called
it "misdemeanor, while the Senator
from Kentucky knew perfectly well that
under the constitution no member CT
Congress could he arrested for INSIDE
meanor while he was N attendance in
Congress or oI his way to or from Wash
ington.
Amendments to the bill we're offered by
Senators PIatt aud HOar. The latter said
the bill WAS aimed at state of things
not existing and not likely to exist He
was willing to 90 as far as to
provide that when land
grant railroad company had legislation
before Congress no Senator or member
who bore the relation to the company Of
counsel and Gle should take part in
that legislation, and that was the purpose
of the amendment which he had offered.
Senator Hoar withdrew his motion to |
reconsider the vote by which the depend |
ent parents pension bill was passed yes |
terday. He explained that he had an OBJ |
lection 20 the clause about dependent |
parents, out ne did not wish by offering
an amendment TO imperil the final passage |
of the bill.
The Senate then adjourned till to-mor-
row.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-The House
met at IL O'Clock in continuation of yes
terday's session and the Speaker an
nounced that the pending question was
on the demand for the previous question
upon the passage of the Washington
Street Cable Railway bill. The demand
was withdrawn in order to allow various
to be offered. After some
discussion the bill finally passed by vote
of yeas l55, nays ~.
Mr.. Forney Of Alabama presented the
conference report on the bill making an
of 100000 for the equip
ment of military forces in the United
States ana it was agreed to.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the pieurop pneumonia bill.
Messrs. Funston of+Kausss and Conger
of Iowa favored the Baf and urged the
necessity.cf national eotlon to extirpate
the disease and to prevent its spreading
among the vast cattle. herds Of the wes:.
MI Sainburne Of New YORK opposed
the bill, and while .dlsclaiming any per-
sonGl feeling against the officials of
the agricultural department he char
acterized the re~ort of the
upon pIeurO pneumonia
as unreliable and untruthfuI, and de-
nouuced the Chief of the Bureau Of AMI
NAL Industry, DR.. Salmon, as would-be
national butcher, and as either deceitful